A biblioteca da Escola Estadual Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes e a formação para a leitura dos alunos dos anos finais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This research analyzes the challenges and potential of the activities developed in the library of the Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes State School (EEMMM), focusing on its ability to promote the development of reading and literacy skills among students in the final years of elementary school. The central hypothesis is that, due to institutional difficulties, library practices are limited in their pedagogical role. The general objective is to develop strategies to improve library activities, promoting reading training for students from the 6th to 9th grade of basic education. Specific objectives include describing the structure of the library, identifying challenges in the use of resources and proposing an Educational Action Plan to enhance the space. The research is based on two theoretical axes: the formation of readers and the management of school libraries, supported by authors such as Silva (1996), Soares (1999) and Street (2003), who discuss specificities about reading, literacy, and reader training; also Behr (2008), Campelloet al.(2005), Granados Molina (2001) and Moro et al.(2011), important references in the discussion on library management. Methodologically, the research was documentary, exploratory and field-based, using semi-structured interviews with the two Library Use Teaching Teachers (PEUBs), with two Basic Education Specialists (EEBs) and with the school manager, in addition to a Conversation Circle. with Portuguese Language teachers. Data analysis, organized into three axes - participants' current view of the library's organization; pedagogical practices for reading training at EEMMM and suggestions for improving the library space and current practices - revealed problems such as limited space, poor infrastructure, disorganized collection and lack of activity planning. As a result, the research points to the need for integrated actions to improve library use and pedagogical practices. The Educational Action Plan seeks to implement initiatives to encourage students to engage more actively with reading and textual comprehension, highlighting the importance of the school library as an essential pedagogical tool in the formation of autonomous and critical readers.